Local data

Building in Boulder, CO

Boulder, CO is in Boulder County and has about 106,433 residents. 31 single-family homes were permitted in 2025, down from 41 in 2021.

Numbers come from public sources listed at the bottom of this page. Always confirm details with Boulder before you spend money.

Homes and costs in Boulder

Typical home value

$1,039,500 (give or take $40,565)

Typical monthly rent

$2,018 (give or take $65)

Typical household income

$87,493 (give or take $6,221)

Typical year homes were built

1977

Homes lived in by their owners

47.2%

Homes sitting empty

6.4%

U.S. Census American Community Survey, 2020-2024. These are survey estimates; the range shows how sure the Census is.

How much is being built in Boulder

Single-family home permits issued per year
Year	Homes permitted	All new housing units	Value of all permits
2025	31	336	$86.7 million
2024	35	406	$124.7 million
2021	41	294	$126.2 million

U.S. Census Building Permits Survey, 2021 to 2025. Counts permits issued by the city, not homes finished. Years the town did not report are left out.

Permits, meetings and bids: official Boulder pages

Building permits

Building PermitsCounty · bouldercounty.gov
Community Planning and PermittingCounty · bouldercounty.gov
Short-Term and Vacation Rental LicensingCounty · bouldercounty.gov

Planning and zoning

Weed ManagementCounty · bouldercounty.gov
Transportation PlanningCounty · bouldercounty.gov
Oil and Gas DevelopmentCounty · bouldercounty.gov

Meeting agendas and minutes

Public Meeting on the 2027 Recommended BudgetsCounty · bouldercounty.gov
Public Meetings & WebstreamCounty · pub-bouldercounty.escribemeetings.com

Source links, not a list of current permits or open bids. Check dates and which city or county handles your property before using a notice or application.

Disaster history for Boulder County

Boulder County has had 17 federal disaster declarations (9 fire, 5 flood, 2 snowstorm, 1 coastal storm).

2024: Stone Mountain Fire (fire)
2021: Wildfires and Straight-line Winds (fire)
2021: Marshall Fire (fire)
2020: Calwood Fire (fire)
2015: Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides (flood)
2013: Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides (flood)

Federal disaster declarations from FEMA. Declarations cover a whole county. Pandemic declarations are left out.

Building supply stores near Boulder

The Home Depot
1600 29th Street Boulder
Guiry's
2404;2402 Pearl Street Boulder
Sherwin-Williams
McGuckin Hardware
2525 Arapahoe Avenue Boulder
Mulch Pile
Top Hat Supply
Ferguson Plumbing Supplies
1844 55th Street Boulder
Peppercorn

Plan your Boulder project

Build a budget The 7 steps to building a home Find your permit office

Nearby towns

All town guides

Where this information comes from

U.S. Census Gazetteer + Geocoder (retrieved 2026-10-01; U.S. government data, public domain)
Census Building Permits Survey (annual) (retrieved 2026-10-01; U.S. government data, public domain)
Census American Community Survey 5-year 2020-2024 (retrieved 2026-10-01; U.S. government data, public domain)
FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations (retrieved 2026-10-01; U.S. government data, public domain)
OpenStreetMap via Overpass (retrieved 2026-10-01; ODbL 1.0: attribution required; review share-alike before merging into a SchoHome-owned database)
Official government websites (found via Wikidata, CC0) (retrieved 2026-10-01; Links and titles only; content stays on the official site)

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